Note: This article contains descriptions of alleged sexual abuse and assault.
A New York lawyer is seeking an investigation by TI and his wife Tameka “Tiny” Harris, who are accused of sexual abuse and assault. New York Times reports. The lawyer, Tyrone A. Blackburn, represents 11 people who said they were “victimized” by Harrise or members of their entourage, according to time. Blackburn allegedly sent letters requesting criminal investigations to the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices for the Northern District of Georgia and the Central District of California, the Los Angeles District Attorney and the Attorneys General of the State of California and Georgia.
time spoke with five people who claim to have been drugged, raped or sexually assaulted by Harrise or their associates. Reporters for time he also spoke with friends and family members and reviewed photos and messages that supported the chronology of the events mentioned in the allegations.
Said Steve Sadow, a lawyer representing TI and Tiny time that Harrise “denies these unfounded and unjustified claims in the strongest possible terms.”
In January, a woman named Sabrina Peterson was charged with sexual abuse against TI and Tiny. Peterson also claimed that once in 2009, TI held a gun to her head and threatened to kill her. Following Peterson’s accusations, VH1 suspended the production of Harrises’ reality show TI & Tiny: Friends & Family Hustle.
Harrise denied Peterson’s accusations and threatened to sue her. Conformable time, Blackburn, in his letters, does not mention the women whose stories Peterson shared on social media.
If you or someone you know has been affected by sexual assault or domestic violence, we encourage you to contact:
RAINN National Sexual Assault Helpline
http://www.rainn.org
1 800 656 Hope
Crisis text line
http://www.facebook.com/crisistextline (chat support)
SMS: Send the message “HERE” to 741-741
National domestic violence hotline
http://thehotline.org
1-800-799-SAFE (7233)